House Bill 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, R-Fishers, has been panned by Illinois leaders as a stunt. On the House floor before the vote, Huston once again emphasized Indiana’s tax rates and rattled off economic statistics and framed his measure as a way to highlight the state’s progress.

A bill aimed at redrawing the Indiana-Illinois border passed out of the Indiana House Thursday with the Speaker of the House suggesting that other Midwestern states join Indiana.

House Bill 1008 creates a commission to explore moving the state borders to bring some Illinois counties into the Hoosier state.

An Illinois companion bill is currently held up in the House Rule Committee. CBS Lawyers Say They Will Seek Donald Trump’s Personal Financial Information If President’s ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit Proceeds To Discovery Phase Trump said in an interview with Elon Musk that he wouldn't touch Medicaid.

"If Illinois residents and counties are looking for something different, we're simply raising our hands and saying, you'd be welcome in Indiana," Speaker Todd Huston said.

An Indiana lawmaker has rolled out the welcome mat for people in Illinois who want to join the Hoosier State. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, however, calls the whole thing nothing more than a stunt. Charlie De Mar reports.